Vermont Statutes Annotated — Title 32 (Taxation and Finance)
32 V.S.A. § 637
Awards of costs and attorney’s fees against relators; liability
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# (a)
If the Attorney General does not proceed with the action and the person bringing the action conducts the action, the court may award to the defendant reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses if the defendant prevails in the action and the court finds that the claim of the person bringing the action was clearly frivolous, clearly vexatious, or brought primarily for purposes of harassment.
# (b)
No liability shall be incurred by the State for any expenses, attorney’s fees, or other costs incurred by any person bringing or defending an action under this chapter. (
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 7-543 · Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(m)(4)
- 7-544 · Judge may pay witnesses
- 7-561 · Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(m)(5)
- 7-581 · Unclaimed costs to revert to State
- 7-582 · Sale of meals; revolving fund
- 7-583 · Credit card payments
- 7-584 · Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program
- 7-585 · Definitions
- 7-586 · Application
- 7-587 · Special funds; creation and termination
- 7-588 · Special funds; organization and management
- 7-589 · Repealed. 1997, No. 59, § 83(1), eff. June 30, 1997
- 7-590 · Repealed. 1997, No. 59, § 83(2), eff. June 30, 1997
- 7-601 · Statement of purpose
- 7-602 · Definitions
- 7-603 · Fee creation, amount, and adjustment of amount
- 7-604 · Repealed. 2019, No. 59, § 38, as amended by 2021, No. 184 (Adj.…
- 7-605 · Consolidated Executive Branch annual fee report and request
- 7-605a · Consolidated Judicial Branch fee report and request
- 7-606 · Legislative fee review process; fee bill
- 7-611 · Consolidated town fee report and request
- 7-621 · Statement of purpose
- 7-622 · Definitions
- 7-623 · Forfeiture of public employee retirement benefits
- 7-624 · Venue, procedure, and appeals
- 7-625 · Return of contributions; exemptions; qualified domestic…
- 7-626 · Application; collective bargaining agreements
- 7-630 · Definitions
- 7-631 · Prohibition; penalties
- 7-632 · Civil actions for false claims
- 7-633 · Rights of the parties to qui tam actions
- 7-634 · Alternate remedies available to determine civil penalty
- 7-635 · Payments to relators; limitations
- 7-636 · Certain actions barred
- 7-637 · Awards of costs and attorney’s fees against relators; liability
- 7-638 · Relief from retaliatory actions
- 7-639 · Limitation of actions; final judgments in criminal proceedings
- 7-640 · Preponderance of the evidence standard
- 7-641 · Remedies under other laws; legislative construction
- 7-642 · Civil investigative demands